Crap Towns / Grimsby / Deliberate fires

How many fires get started on purpose in Grimsby?

There were 33.6 deliberate fires per 10,000 people a year in Grimsby from April 2023 to March 2026, 5.9 times the typical town's 5.7. The most common were bins and rubbish set on fire, at 25.2. In 2025/26 it was 37.0, up from 26.3 in 2023/24.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
2023/24	26.3	5.2
2024/25	37.6	5.4
2025/26	37.0	6.4

**What was set alight**
Fire	Here	Typical town
Bins and rubbish set on fire	25.2	1.9
Grass, woods and crops set on fire	5.0	1.7
Other outdoor fires	3.5	1.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Fires per 10,000 people a year
Grimsby	–	33.6
Kingston upon Hull	27.4 km	29.3
Withernsea	20.3 km	23.1
Barton-upon-Humber	26.4 km	21.2
Hedon	20.8 km	20.0
Cleethorpes	4.3 km	12.5
Humberston and New Waltham	5.7 km	10.8
Immingham	9.4 km	10.1
Waltham	5.6 km	10.0
Brigg	26.0 km	5.9
Louth	22.8 km	1.6
The typical town	–	5.7